Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997008078
Description
Ohio anaesthesia mask, which consists of a mount, body and edge molded from a single piece of rubber; the mount is round and open with a metal piece set inside and a thin rubber cover; the body is convex-shaped and the edges are rounded; the edge is molded so as to fit snugly over the patient's nos…
Ohio anaesthesia mask, which consists of a mount, body and edge molded from a single piece of rubber; the mount is round and open with a metal piece set inside and a thin rubber cover; the body is convex-shaped and the edges are rounded; the edge is molded so as to fit snugly over the patient's nose and mouth; there is a cylindrical hollow round open section coming down from the mount and through the body; the body has four rounded hooked pieces coming off the top and bottom of both sides.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario.
Maker
Ohio Chemical & Surgical Equipment Co., a Division of Air Reduction Company Inc.
The outside top of the mask has "100S // OHIO [inside a diamond shape] // GO" stamped into it; the left outside of the mask has, "AEH" stamped into it
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-9
Dimension Notes
Length: 10.1 cm. x Width: 12.8 cm. x Depth: 6.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
The mask arrived dirty and dusty; the rubber is cracked in several spots, but there are no missing sections; the metal piece is complete and undamaged; the valve is broken into three pieces
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Reference Comments
Dr. Ray Matthews, Dr. Valentinus "Nick" Nekus; manufacturing information from 1964 Ohio catalogue